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Discover a new type of North American bamboo
Two botanists studying at Iowa State University and their colleagues at the University of North Carolina discovered another North American bamboo species in the Appalach…
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Flies can help treat liver disease
A study of flies (probably sucking on sap) will probably find new treatments for liver and diabetes diseases in humans.
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Are GM foods really safe?
Greenpeace (Greenpeace) and France's Independent Information Research Committee (CRIIGEN) have reaffirmed that MON863 genetically modified corn produced by US Monsanto C…
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Bees know how to distinguish punishment and rewards
Bees have been known to remember the smell or color associated with a reward, such as nectar. But scientists at the Animal Cognitive Research Center of the French Instit…
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How does parasitic plant find its host?
If you have ever seen the scene in the rainforest standing still suddenly becoming flexible and crawling on the ground toward fresh blood, do you think that hunting inst…
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Thua Thien-Hue: Discovering precious blood plants
In an area in Loc Vinh commune, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnamese scientists have discovered a precious tree, bloody or crested plant. This is the plant can t…
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Cattle manure - precious raw material for ethanol fuel
In the campaign to find new sources of fuel to replace petroleum, US cow farm owners are encouraged to expand the barn when scientists identify cattle waste as a valuabl…
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Genetic exchange between species is more common than previously thought
Bacteria are often thought to be organisms capable of sharing genetic structures, for example, by spreading genes that are resistant to drugs. But what is the level of g…
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Radish shaped feet
16 years of cultivation but never, 51-year-old Hitomi Katamura from Kitakyushu district (Japan) caught sight of such a radish-like plant.
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Biological engineering methods can help supply materials in the future
Scientific researchers have presented a new bio-energy and recycling process that can help produce enough fuel for all cars in the United States. This new method can eve…
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6 fin fish
In China, people have just caught a very strange fish: streaked slippery skin, flattened forehead like catfish, eyes 360 degrees reversed continuously and especially the…
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Creatures glow - the magic of nature
On the night before landing on the Americas, Christopher Columbus saw
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Turn CO2 into fuel
A catalyst capable of breaking chemical bonds in CO2 molecules will allow us to use carbon in the air as fuel in the same way as plants. Plants use solar energy to separ…
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The mysterious bees are missing
For some reason, bees all over Germany are disappearing in recent months. In the United States, bees are also dying of unexplained mass, to the point of causing economic…
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Sheep hybrid ... people
Under the hands of British and American scientists, the chimera of Greek mythology was first introduced to the world: a sheep has half-human organs.